Which best explains why Europeans wanted to discover a direct trade route to Asia?

A) Venetian and Arab traders controlled the overland routes and the prices of goods.

B) European traders desired to see the famed wealth and power of Asia's empires.

C) Advances in ships and navigational technology made a direct route possible. D) Trading was made easier by the safety of the passage into the Mongol Empire.

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Keenan Duke

8 March, 00:42

Which best explains why Europeans wanted to discover a direct trade route to Asia?

A) Venetian and Arab traders controlled the overland routes and the prices of goods.

B) European traders desired to see the famed wealth and power of Asia's empires.

C) Advances in ships and navigational technology made a direct route possible. D) Trading was made easier by the safety of the passage into the Mongol Empire.

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Sylvia Oliver · Answer 1

A) Venetian and Arab traders controlled the overland routes and the prices of goods.

Explanation:

I think it is this one because I know for sure that the Ottoman Empire had a land monopoly on land routes to Asia so Europeans looked for other routes